 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Ray,
Can you tell us some more about your diagnosis and what type of surgery you had? Also, have you been treated at one of the major cancer centers? (There is a list of NCI-designated cancer centers under Other Resources on this website.) Did you have radiation in addition to surgery?
Once you've had surgery and/or radiation for oral cancer, it's very important to have follow-ups with ENTs and dental professionals who have specific experience with this kind of cancer, and to have them doing regular checkups on teeth and gums to try to head off problems before they become too severe.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
| 
